google-api-nodejs-client

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# Google APIs Node.js Client

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[Node.js][node] client library for using Google APIs. Support for authorization and authentication with OAuth 2.0, API Keys and JWT tokens is included.

* [Google APIs](#google-apis)
* [Getting started](#getting-started)
  * [Installation](#installation)
  * [Using the client library](#using-the-client-library)
  * [Samples](#samples)
  * [API Reference](#api-reference)
* [Authentication and authorization](#authentication-and-authorization)
  * [OAuth2 client](#oauth2-client)
  * [Using API keys](#using-api-keys)
  * [Application default credentials](#application-default-credentials)
  * [Service account credentials](#service-account-credentials)
  * [Setting global or service-level auth](#setting-global-or-service-level-auth)
* [Usage](#usage)
  * [Specifying request body](#specifying-request-body)
  * [Media uploads](#media-uploads)
  * [Request Options](#request-options)
  * [Using a Proxy](#using-a-proxy)
  * [Supported APIs](#getting-supported-apis)
  * [TypeScript](#typescript)
  * [HTTP/2](#http2)
* [License](#license)
* [Contributing](#contributing)
* [Questions/problems?](#questionsproblems)

## Google APIs
The full list of supported APIs can be found on the [Google APIs Explorer][apiexplorer]. The API endpoints are automatically generated, so if the API is not in the list, it is currently not supported by this API client library.

### Working with Google Cloud Platform APIs?
When utilizing Google Cloud Platform APIs like Datastore, Cloud Storage, or Pub/Sub, it is advisable to leverage the @google-cloud client libraries. These libraries are purpose-built, idiomatic Node.js clients designed for specific Google Cloud Platform services. We recommend installing individual API packages, such as `@google-cloud/storage`. To explore a comprehensive list of Google Cloud Platform API-specific packages, please refer to https://cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference.






### Support and maintenance
These client libraries are officially supported by Google. However, these libraries are considered complete and are in maintenance mode. This means that we will address critical bugs and security issues but will not add any new features. For Google Cloud Platform APIs, we recommend using [google-cloud-node](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-cloud-node) which is under active development.

This library supports the maintenance LTS, active LTS, and current release of node.js.  See the [node.js release schedule](https://github.com/nodejs/Release) for more information.

## Getting started

### Installation
This library is distributed on `npm`. In order to add it as a dependency, run the following command in your terminal:

```sh
npm install googleapis
``